Drone photographer turns the Aussie coastline into incredible works of art

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Aussie photographer Gab Scanu has been showcasing the natural beauty of Australia's coastline via a series of breathtaking aerial snaps, posted to his Instagram account.

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His efforts have earned him almost 140,000 followers on Instagram alone, despite having only uploaded his first drone shot a year ago.

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The 20-year-old started snapping aerial photographs along the Australian coastline, but has recently travelled to the USA, taking photos along the way.

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"I'm from Sydney, but I recently visited California and drove the Pacific Coast Highway from LA to San Francisco," Scanu told Elsewhere.

"The big Sur region was one of the most photogenic places I've ever seen…[It's] definitely my favourite place."

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He told From Where I Drone that it's the amazing diversity of the landscape that makes Australia such a photogenic location.

"You've got the desert, beaches, snow, and amazing cities. It has everything, so I could myself lucky to live in such a beautiful place."

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He considers this snap of the Bronte rock pool in Sydney's east among his favourites, owing largely to the fact that it was captured almost by accident.

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Scanu says he's always been creative, but has the influence of his cinematographer father to thank for his attraction to the arts.

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"My father is a cinematographer [and] director, so cameras have been a part of my life from a young age," he says.

It was his dad who introduced him to drone photography, too.

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"I first started shooting photos on a DSLR camera at around 12 years old, and from then I have continued to push my creativity and grow as an artist."

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Scanu has been studying since leaving school in 2014, though he's put that on hold for to explore opportunities in the photography space (you'll be able to buy prints of his drone work via his website soon).

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Fortunately, he's way ahead of the curve when it comes to aerial work, with use of the medium really only exploding in the past year.

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But despite his immense talent and knack for aerials, Scanu says he doesn't plan to make photography his sole venture.

"I have a lot of other creative avenues in which I explore, so my career path definitely lays within the label of an artist."